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i am not sure of what kind of microscope you need, but not something cheap at all,

i can remember that i did this on a really cheap one a couple of years ago, a normal stereo microscope (optic) should work fine ;3

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You would need a compound light microscope to see the fine details of an ant's exoskeleton, such as the texture, hair, or ridges on its surface. These microscopes use light to illuminate the specimen and provide high magnification to observe such structures.

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